3D Monster Maze is an arcade developed by J. K. Greye Software, released 1 February 1982 on Sinclair ZX81.
What 3D Monster Maze is
3D Monster Maze is an arcade game developed by J. K. Greye Software and released in 1982. It is available on Sinclair ZX81 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
3D Monster Maze is a computer game developed from an idea by J.K.Greye and programmed by Malcolm Evans in 1981 for the Sinclair ZX81 platform with the 16 KB memory expansion. The game was initially released by J. K. Greye Software in early 1982 and re-released later the same year by Evans' own startup, New Generation Software. Rendered using low-resolution character block "graphics", it was one of the first 3D games for a home computer, and the first game incorporating typical elements of the genre that would later be termed survival horror. 3D Monster Maze puts the player in a maze with one exit and a hostile monster, the Tyrannosaurus rex. There, the player must traverse the maze, from…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
3D Monster Maze launched on 1 February 1982, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man and Dig Dug.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug.
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When did 3D Monster Maze come out?
3D Monster Maze was released on 1 February 1982 for Sinclair ZX81.
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